Echeneis
noun
Ech·e·ne·is
-ə̇s
: a genus (the type of the family Echeneididae or Echeneidae) of marine fishes comprising the typical remoras
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, remora, from Greek echenēis, from echenēis that detains ships, from eche- (from echein to hold) + -nēis (from naus ship); from a supposed ability to slow down ships
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